Sakura, Syaoran, and the Nowhere Island
Chapter 4- 2 Hearts between the Heavens and the Sea

"No that's impossible!Li-kun will never leave me!"she said to herself,but her eyes welled up with tears. Right?

"Li-kun,if you don't come out right now,I'll cry.You heard me?"she called out.

At that instant,Li appeared out of the water holding a sparkling piece of coral."Can't you take a joke,Sakura?"He asked gently with a smile.Sakura is concerned about him after all! She smiled,obviously releived that he was safe."Shut up!"

They soon got out of the water.

"So how does it tastes,Sakura?"asked Li as she bit on the fish.

"It's ok."Sakura suddenly choked"M-Must have..water!"She ran towards the ocean but Li held her back.

"Here,drink this."Li handed her a coconut cask with lots of milk.

Sakura drank it straight.She turned her puzzled eyes to him."Why can't I drink the water in the sea?"

"Because you'll get dehydrated faster.I don't want you to run out of body fluids when we are not sure how long do we have to stay here."he explained.

"Oh."Sakura laughed."You are so smart!I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be trapped in an isolated island than with you!"

He paused,weighing whether it's a compliment or an insult.He shrugged."Me too,I guess."

Soon she finished her dinner.She faced the sea quietly,lost in her thoughts.

"Lucky guy."muttered Li.

She turned around,puzzled."Pardon?"

"The one you're thinking of awhile ago is lucky.Here we are,miles away from home but it's still him that's on your mind."I sure do envy this guy."added Li quietly in his mind.

"I guess this is the first time you praised my brother."she replied with a smile.

"Touya?!Oh."Li shook his head.At least it wasn't London Boy she was thinking about!

She sighed."I'm sure he's really worried about me..just like our classmates and Ms.Mizuki.Yuki and Tomoyo are probably worried about me too."A tear escaped from her eye."I wanna go home."

Syaoran felt his heart broke.He wiped her tear with the back of his hand."If you don't stop crying,another person will get worried about you."

She looked up. "Hiragizawa-kun?"

He rolled his eyes."No.Someone much moregood-looking."

Her face turned serious."Now who could be much cuter than Hiragizawa-kun?"

Li smiled."Me."

To his utter dismay,Sakura doubled over with laughter.For a few minutes,her delighted laughter echoed throughout the whole place.Li looked away,wishing the waves would crash on him right now and swallow him whole.How humiliating!

Sakura brushed tears of laughter away from hereyes. "Man,Syaoran-kun! That's REALLY a good one!"

"Yeah,yeah!"He was irritated.But not THAT much.He loves her too much to even dwell on that thought.

"Uh,Syaoran.."began Sakura,her voice suddenlytensed. He glanced at her."Hmm?"

"T-Thank you for cheering me up.Thanks as well for the advice,for saving me everytime..for not leaving my side all throughout our adventure here.Thank you for your kindness,"said Sakura.

He smiled."Welcome."He shyly brought out the coral he got underwater awhile ago."Here."

"Huh?What am I supposed to do with that?"Sakura looked at the object as if it was a specimen brought back from a space mission to Jupiter.

He let out a sigh.Sometimes,Sakura can be so dense! "I'm giving it to you as a gift."he replied.

"Wow!"Sakura's eyes lighted up."It's so beautiful!"She took the coral and looked at him."But not as beautiful as your heart."

Li blushed."Whatever."

Sakura yawned."I'm sleepy."

"Go ahead.I'll guide the bonfire."said Syaoran.

She sat down on the log beside him."No.I'd rather stay with you.When I"m with you,I feel much safer."She placed her head on his shoulder.

"Oh."was his only reply.

Soon he heard Sakura's soft snore,indicating her deep sleep.He slowly turned around to face her.

He reached out for her and traced the outline of her face with the index of his finger.Oh how he loves this girl!If only he could summon his courage..if only he had the guts.."I love you,sakura."he whispered.

Suddenly Sakura's body moved.Li's heart hammered wildly."Oh my god!Did she hear me?"his mind screamed.

"So..cold.."She snuggled closer to his chest."Now it's warm.Please don't let me go."

"Uh ok."He embraced her tighter,enjoying the moment."This feels nice."he thought.

"We really should get trapped on far-away islands more often."
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CHAPTER 5 PREVIEW:THE NEXT DAY
What's in store for Sakura and Syaoran the next day?Find out on the next chapter!

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